Apple Spent More Than $10 Billion on Apple Car Before Canceling Project::Apple spent more than $10 billion working on the Apple Car over the last decade, according to a report from The New York Times that details the…

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    9 months ago

    That’s how in investing in R&D works. Sometimes it does not pan out. It’s a lot of money for many, but apple can afford such programs.

    Just imagine the investments they made during this process. Better than hoarding the wealth.

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    Apple will take what it learned from the car project and apply it to other devices like AI-powered AirPods with cameras, robot assistants, and augmented reality.

    At first I parsed that to mean the AirPods would include robot assistants, and I was picturing people with autonomous robotic arms protruding from their ears.

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    9 months ago

    Maybe now they can focus on things like fixing bugs and, you know, not letting their OSes being stagnant pieces of rotting shit.

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    9 months ago

    And I’m sure it was all the workers’ fault, none of the upper crust fuckers who wasted the money will see any penalty for it.

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        9 months ago

        BYD is definitely impressive, but they have the backing of the Chinese state. On the other hand, Tesla is a targeted company. Look at the history of Tesla’s regulatory battles at all levels and it’s unbelievable how they have consistently come out on the other side.